Variation in Non-finite Constructions in English Trends Affecting Infinitives and Gerunds /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Kaunisto, Mark (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Rudanko, Juhani (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Grammar.; Corpora (Linguistics).; Linguistic change.; Syntax.; Linguistics-Methodology.; Corpus Linguistics.; Language Change.; Research Methods in Language and Linguistics.

This book sheds new light on the nature of gerunds in English, utilizing data from very large electronic corpora in order to compare pairs of patterns viewed as constructions. It serves as a contribution to the study of complementation, an under-researched area of investigation which bridges observa...